EVS Class-5 NCERT Solutions, Chapter 16-: Who Will Do This Work

Yes, I see such scenes around me regularly.
[Students should mention their experience based on the above lines.]

People need to do this kind of work because of the following reasons—
i) Poverty and hunger
ii) Lack of education

 I would choose the following works— i) Teaching
ii) Pot making
iii) Treating sick people and children
iv) Driving
v) Painting
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Yes, their elders were involved in the same work.
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They face the following difficulties—
i) Sense of discomfort due to the smell and dirt.
ii) Skin diseases, nausea, and headache
iv) Low wages
v) Not respected by the people around.

The following works are being shown in the picture—
i) Gardening
ii) Milking the cow
iii) Cleaning sewer pipes
iv) Managing the traffic
v) Driving
vi) Teaching
vii) Treating sick people and children
viii) Pot making
ix) Teaching
x) Painting
[Any five is required.]

I will not choose the following five jobs—
i) Cleaning sewer pipes
ii) Brooming streets
iii) Carrying loads
iv) Rag picking
v) Ironing clothes
The jobs mentioned above are not well paid, and some of them may also lead to health hazards. Also, I want to choose respectable jobs.
[Students should mention their experience based on the above lines.]

They have been doing this work for a long time. Most of these people have been working for the last 5-10 years.
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Most of them left school at a very young age. Some have studied up to grade 5 while others have been until grade 8.
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The meaning of these lines is described below—
The term vaishnav is used to address the people who understand the pain of others. While helping people in pain, they do not allow their pride to cloud their minds which reflects the behaviour of an ideal human being.
Poet Narsinh Mehta wrote these lines. The lines reflect how an ideal human should behave with others without differentiating them. A person in need of help should be taken care of irrespective of their class.

No, people have different mindsets for different kinds of work because people are still stuck in the old rules of societal discrepancies based on caste, creed, and gender.
It is essential to change this mindset because of the following reasons—
i) It would promote equality in society.
ii) All works are important, and the absence of any one of them would lead to an imbalance in society.
iii) Ignorance based on work hurts the sentiments and self-respect of people.

The jobs which are underpaid and not respected by society are taken up by the poor and uneducated people. Due to poverty and lack of education and skills, poor people get involved in these types of works.

People avoid the following types of work—
i) Works which are highly challenging.
ii) Works which are not paid well.
iii) Works which are not respected by society.
Work that is challenging requires patience and quick decision-making skills that are not present in every individual. Other jobs that are underpaid and not respectable are also avoided because of social stigma.

At present, several machines have decreased the involvement of humans in such works. Some of the pictures are given below—

It would be difficult to maintain a clean surrounding if nobody took up this work. If nobody clears the garbage lying outside our homes and schools, it would start rotting, give off a foul smell, and cause diseases.

Yes, I would like to change this mindset of the division of work.
Work should not be divided based on gender, and it should be one’s own choice and interests.
There should be no limitations on individuals, be it male or female.

[Students should mention their experience based on the above lines.]

Yes, the same kinds of work are done by both boys and girls.

 Gandhiji and his team started doing the job of cleaning to develop a sense of responsibility among the people. By doing so, they tried to make people realize that cleaning one’s own house and toilets is not the responsibility of other people. Rather it is the sole responsibility of the individual. Also, they wanted to spread the message that someone’s profession should not decide an individual’s caste.

Few people in my locality are involved in solving the resident’s problems. They try to eliminate the causes which create issues in the neighbourhood.
One such example is our building’s caretaker, who is always on his toe to help everyone and solve the problems of others to maintain peace and order in the area.
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I would have happily agreed to learn and do this work.
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At present, we have two western-style toilets in my house. In my ancestral village, there are three Indian-style toilets. The toilets are cleaned by a maid and my parents also.
[Students should mention their experience based on the above lines.]

The man returning from the toilet talked rudely to Mahadevbhai. He instructed him to clean the toilet. He did so because people doing this job were not respected in society. Back then, society divided people in different classes based on their jobs. Sweepers and the cleaners were marked as lower-class people.

The differences based on class still prevail in society. People avoid helping and talking to people who clean toilets and drains. But some people try to eliminate such differential behaviour. They behave politely with such people and convey a message that cleaners and sweepers are an important part of society. Without them, our daily lives would not have run smoothly.

Yes, things have changed. Education has transformed people’s mindset, and the practice of untouchability has significantly reduced. People are respectful towards each other irrespective of their profession. The government has introduced specific laws to abolish the practice of untouchability.

The school authorities have hired sweepers and cleaning staff to clean the premises. They are supposed to clean corridors, classrooms, playgrounds, toilets, gardens, and terraces.
[Students should mention their experience based on the above lines.]

Yes, children help in maintaining hygiene in the school premises. Their teachers teach them to practice clean habits and not make their surroundings dirty.

Some students are not responsible enough for their actions. Such children do not listen to the teachers and make their surroundings dirty and filthy. Their attitude towards the people involved in cleaning too is not proper.

No, all children are not involved in doing all kind of jobs. Some of them are still taught that few jobs are dirty which sets their mindset accordingly, reflecting their behaviour.

No, classes are never missed

I help my parents in the following works at home—
i) Cleaning and dusting.
ii) Wiping windows.
iii) Cleaning my room.
iv) Keeping the bathroom clean.

There is a division of work among males and females. Some works are categorised for women like cooking, cleaning, sewing, washing, etc. On the other hand, the jobs which require more physical strength and are done outdoors are categorised for men like repairing cars, electrical appliances, working in factories, etc. However, with time, the situations have changed, and now everyone is doing all types of works